Irish Naval Service
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Portuguese fishing vessel detained in Irish Waters
- Crime & Law
- August 22, 2019, 18:29
A Portuguese-registered fishing vessel was detained in Irish waters by the Navy Service on Thursday. The Lé Samuel Beckett, a Naval Service patrol ve(...)

Number of refugees Irish Naval Service rescues in Mediterranean plummets
- Politics
- January 25, 2018, 19:45
The number of refugees Irish Naval Service vessels rescued in humanitarian operations fell from 7,029 in 2016 to 1,888 last year, after a change in po(...)

Ninth man in British gang jailed for €300m cocaine run
- Irish News
- March 15, 2016, 21:15
A ninth person has been jailed for his part in a plot to smuggle almost €300 million worth of cocaine into the United Kingdom only to be foiled by the(...)

Migrant crisis: LÉ Samuel Beckett to replace LÉ Niamh
- Irish News
- September 2, 2015, 15:44
The Irish Naval Service will extend its involvement in humanitarian rescue missions in the Mediterranean, it was announced today. A report presented (...)

Irish Naval Service vessel the LÉ Eithne arrived at Taranto Port in Italy at about 8am on Monday after rescuing 399 migrants in the Mediterranean. It(...)